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• My 1,700-Mile, Black and White Adventure in a 2019 Porsche Cayenne S

  16-10-2019 22:22
  We had pulled off U.S. Route 395 in the small town of Independence, followed a road into the undistinguishable mountains of Inyo National Forest, and parked in a gravel pull-out. There, we folded down the rear seats of the 2019 Porsche Cayenne S we were driving, unrolled our Nemo sleeping bags, and drifted into dreams as the faint outline of the Milky Way beamed in through the panoramic sunroof. Why did we decide to sleep in the third-generation Cayenne? Mainly because we didn’t want to sp
  
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• Genesis expands faulty fuel pump recall

  29-04-2024 15:15 via thecarconnection.com
  
  Genesis has expanded the recall of vehicles with a faulty fuel pump that can engines to lose power and stall, the NHTSA disclosed Monday. The fuel pump recall initially started in September 2023 and covered about 19,000 cars; it now encompasses 31,440 vehicles from the 2022-2023 model years in addition to 2021 models from the initial recall. The...
  
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• 2025 Subaru Legacy

  28-04-2024 13:00 via thecarconnection.com
  What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Subaru Legacy? What does it compare to? Few midsize sedans remain on the market, and the 2025 Subaru Legacy marks the last year of production for the affordable all-wheel-drive offering. Competitors include the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. Is the 2025 Subaru Legacy a good car? Yes. The Subaru Legacy isn’t...
  
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• Electric G-Wagen, Nissan Rogue top this week's new car news

  27-04-2024 18:00 via thecarconnection.com
  This week we traveled to the western edge of Montana near the Blackfoot River to soak in the latest version of the Subaru Forester, details of which we'll be sharing May 6. Toyota made news with a big investment in its Princeton, Ind., factory, where it makes its three-row passenger cars in the Sienna, Highlander, and Grand Highlander, and where...
  
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• How much safer is automatic emergency braking? IIHS finds out

  26-04-2024 17:38 via thecarconnection.com
  
  Does automatic emergency braking (AEB) help cars avoid crashes at higher speeds? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reports that, like your mileage, your crash results may vary. A new study released Thursday found that increased speeds diminished the efficacy of stopping in nine out of ten popular crossover SUVs tested by the...
  
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• Test drive: 2024 Nissan Rogue improves to be fine and good

  25-04-2024 17:53 via thecarconnection.com
  When friends and neighbors asked me what I thought of the refreshed 2024 Nissan Rogue SL with AWD, I said, “It’s fine.” That reply wouldn’t suffice any more for them than it would this review. “Good infotainment upgrades, smooth transmission, it’s gotten quieter, and it’s one of the bigger compact...
  
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• 2025 Subaru Outback

  25-04-2024 13:00 via thecarconnection.com
  
  What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Subaru Outback? What does it compare to? The 2025 Subaru Outback is a rugged, comfortable five-seat vehicle that blurs the line between station wagon and midsize crossover. It competes with Subaru’s own Forester, as well as the Honda Passport and Hyundai Santa Fe. Is the 2025 Subaru Outback a good SUV? Yes...
  
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• 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class: Flagship SUV goes electric

  24-04-2024 17:58 via thecarconnection.com
  "Give my creation life!" Gene Wilder cried in his eponymous role as "Young Frankenstein," where the young doctor strove to make a bigger, bolder, better version of his monster for a new generation. Mercedes has done something similar but much more serious with the Tuesday unveiling of its latest creation, the fully electric 2025 Mercedes-Benz G...
  
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• Subaru Legacy bows out after 2025

  23-04-2024 15:32 via thecarconnection.com
  The car that forms the basis for the Subaru Outback is about to disappear. On Tuesday, Subaru announced the Legacy will exit production after the 2025 model year. The Legacy nameplate has been on sale since 1989. Subaru has screwed together more than 1.3 million Legacys in the U.S. at its Lafayette plant in Indiana over the course of six...
  
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• 2025 Toyota Camry headlines this week's new car reviews

  20-04-2024 13:00 via thecarconnection.com
  Toyota continues to roll out its revamped product line, with the 2025 4Runner completing the overhaul on the truck side, and our first drive with the new Land Cruiser. We also took a last spin of the Mini Cooper Clubman in rorty John Cooper Works form, and revisited the excellent Ford Maverick hybrid. Here's what moved us this week. Reviews 2025...
  
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• Test drive: Last spin in the Mini Cooper Clubman JCW

  19-04-2024 17:47 via thecarconnection.com
  Mini has shut the doors on the Clubman with the rear barn doors and a whole lot of Cooper cute. A last spin in the 2024 Mini John Cooper Works Clubman reminded me how much this performance-minded small wagon will be missed. Like so many other brands, Mini is in the midst of a reboot, expanding its electric vehicle lineup with a 2025 Mini Cooper E...
  
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• Ford recalls 456,565 Maverick, Bronco Sport for loss of drive power

  19-04-2024 17:21 via thecarconnection.com
  Ford is recalling the Maverick and Bronco Sport once again for a battery issue that could stall the vehicles while in motion or prevent them from starting, the NHTSA disclosed this week. The control modules in those vehicles can't detect a change in the 12-volt battery state of charge while driving. A battery failure can be triggered at a stop by...
  
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• 2025 Toyota Camry

  18-04-2024 14:28 via thecarconnection.com
  With the Camry, Toyota has rarely veered from a winning midsize sedan recipe. Again for 2025 the Camry’s automotive comfort food. Not deconstructed, not capped with gold flake and caviar, it’s just mac and cheese out of a box—a nice box, but a box nevertheless. What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Toyota Camry? What does it compare...
  
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• Test drive: 2024 Ford Maverick lends adulthood a hand

  17-04-2024 17:53 via thecarconnection.com
  One of the keys to adulting is resilience. Plans change, kids grow into adults, wedding receptions get outnumbered by celebrations of life, and on it goes. Riding the vicissitudes, the imperative is to keep on keeping on, Bob Dylan crooned, like a bird that flew. Fortunately, the 2024 Ford Maverick small pickup truck hasn’t changed much...
  
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• 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser

  16-04-2024 18:03 via thecarconnection.com
  The 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser marks the return of an icon and throws the nameplate back with retro flair. But it leaves some hardware off the menu so that the similar Lexus GX can thrive—and it’s nearly overlapped by Toyota’s own upcoming 2025 4Runner. What kind of vehicle is the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser? What does it compare to?...
  
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• 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali: 440-mile range, $99,495 price

  16-04-2024 17:33 via thecarconnection.com
  
  The 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 goes on sale this summer with a $99,495 price and a range of 440 miles, GMC announced Tuesday. The electric pickup truck tops the Sierra range, and costs $3,000 more than the range-topping 2024 Chevy Silverado EV RST First Edition expected to land this summer. Both electric pickup trucks cost about $9,000...
  
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• 2025 Lexus NX

  16-04-2024 14:00 via thecarconnection.com
  What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Lexus NX? What does it compare to? The 2025 Lexus NX compact crossover seats five and cleverly packages several powertrain options. Shop it alongside the BMW X1 and X3, Mercedes-Benz GLA and GLC, and Volvo XC40. Is the 2025 Lexus NX a good SUV? It has its advantages, including reasonable pricing, plenty of...
  
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• Ford Escape, Bronco Sport recalled again for fuel leak, fire risk

  15-04-2024 18:02 via thecarconnection.com
  
  Ford has expanded the recall of a cracked fuel injector that can increase the risk of fire, the NHTSA disclosed Monday. The original recall, from Nov. 18, 2022, encompassed 521,746 Escape and Bronco Sport compact crossovers equipped with a 1.5-liter turbo-3 engine. That recall from 2022 was also an expansion of a previous recall. This marks the...
  
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• 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS gets larger battery, S-Class face

  15-04-2024 17:45 via thecarconnection.com
  The 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan slips into the new year with a larger battery that should boost range, an updated regenerative braking system, and a new face that looks more like the flagship S-Class full-size sedan, Mercedes revealed last week. Launched for the 2022 model year, the EQS is a full battery electric take on the stately...
  
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• Subaru mostly keeps prices the same on 2025 Outback, Legacy

  14-04-2024 16:34 via thecarconnection.com
  
  Subaru keeping prices the same on the 2025 Outback crossover wagon and 2025 Legacy sedan as on the 2024 models. There's a "but": the destination fee increased $100 from 2024 to 2025, Subaru disclosed Thursday. The 2025 Subaru Outback costs $30,290, including a $1,395 destination fee. Last year's mandatory fee was $1,295. Even though the models...
  
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• 2025 Toyota 4Runner tops this week's new car news and reviews

  13-04-2024 13:00 via thecarconnection.com
  
  Automakers seemed to launch their own spring auto shows this week, in the wake of a relatively quiet New York auto show at the end of March. Big debuts from Toyota, Buick, Acura, a sweet drive in the redesigned Porsche Taycan, and big updates from Ford topped this week's new cars news and reviews at The Car Connection. Here's what moved us: 2025...
  
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• 2025 Kia K5 costs $1,600 more, no longer a value at $28,145

  12-04-2024 18:02 via thecarconnection.com
  
  The refreshed 2025 Kia K5 midsize sedan rolls into the new year with a fresh look, a standard 12.3-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a starting price of $28,145, including a $1,155 destination fee, Kia announced Friday. That's a $1,630 price increase over the 2024 Kia K5, which used to be known as the Kia Optima...
  
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• 2025 Porsche Taycan

  12-04-2024 13:00 via thecarconnection.com
  What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Porsche Taycan? What does it compare to? The Taycan was Porsche’s first electric car, but the sedan doesn’t stray far from the design, performance, or driving experience you’ll find elsewhere in the Porsche lineup. Rivals include the Tesla Model S, Lucid Air, and Mercedes-Benz EQE. Is the 2025...
  
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• 2025 Audi Q7

  11-04-2024 13:00 via thecarconnection.com
  
  What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Audi Q7? What does it compare to? As Audi’s largest SUV, the Q7 three-row SUV faces off against rivals like the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class, Genesis GV80, and BMW X5. Is the 2025 Audi Q7 a good SUV? Yes. The 2025 Audi Q7 is a well-rounded three-row SUV with great driving dynamics, plenty of tech, and a better...
  
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• 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning price cut by up to $5,500

  10-04-2024 18:56 via thecarconnection.com
  Ford has flipped on some of the price increases on the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck announced at the beginning of the year. It's given some F-150 Lightning models up to a $5,500 price cut now, according to a dealer bulletin first reported by CarsDirect. The base Pro with the Standard Range 98-kwh battery pack remains unchanged...
  
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• 2025 Toyota 4Runner preview

  10-04-2024 17:59 via thecarconnection.com
  
  The Toyota 4Runner stakes its claim as one of the most off-road-worthy SUVs of history. It's new for 2025; this preview will be updated once we've driven it. What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Toyota 4Runner? What does it compare to? The 2025 4Runner seats up to seven people in three rows, has extensively upgraded off-road hardware, and a turbo-4...
  
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• Jeep Wagoneer vs. Chevrolet Tahoe: Compare Large SUVs

  10-04-2024 17:16 via thecarconnection.com
  
  The newest kid on the block is the biggest one, and it’s shaped like a block. The 2024 Jeep Wagoneer takes on the bestselling Chevrolet Tahoe in a battle of full-size titans, but Chevy hasn’t let the Tahoe stand pat, refreshing it for 2025. In pricing and features they span a range from the utilitarian to the luxurious, making them...
  
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• 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E

  09-04-2024 19:07 via thecarconnection.com
  What kind of vehicle is the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E? What does it compare to? The Ford Mustang Mach-E might have its reins around the name of a legendary pony car, but it’s something very different. As a compact, fully electric SUV with a sporty edge, it competes with the Tesla Model Y, Chevrolet Blazer EV, and VW ID.4. Is the 2024 Ford...
  
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• 2025 Buick Enclave preview

  09-04-2024 15:00 via thecarconnection.com
  What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Buick Enclave? What does it compare to? A three-row SUV that sits in the premium segment between mainstream and luxury, the 2025 Buick Enclave competes against such vehicles as the Kia Telluride, Cadillac XT6, and Acura MDX. Is the 2025 Buick Enclave a good SUV? It has a history of being roomy and comfortable, with...
  
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• 2025 Acura MDX preview

  09-04-2024 15:00 via thecarconnection.com
  What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Acura MDX? What does it compare to? The 2025 Acura MDX is a premium three-row crossover SUV. It competes against the Cadillac XT6, Infiniti QX60, Lincoln Aviator, Genesis GV60, and Volvo XC90. Is the 2025 Acura MDX a good SUV? It should be. This premium SUV aims for families that want something nicer than a Honda...
  
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